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Welcome to the Seafarers’ Trust Blog
Welcome to the Seafarers’ Trust Blog: here you will find an ever-expanding resource covering the work of the Trust and news on many of its recent projects. If you have an item you’d like to contribute, please email holmer_tom@itf.org.uk.
World Maritime Students in London
Five students attending courses at the World Maritime University are sponsored each year by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust. As part of their scholarship, they spend a week in London and attend a course on seafarers welfare and rights. Last week the Trust welcomed a visit by the current five students: Mr Nana Kwabena Boakye-Boampong (Ghana); [...]
May 25, 2012
Singapore news
Mr David See will start to work with the International Lutheran Seafarers’ Missions in Singapore by first of July 2012.
Visit to Busan in South Korea
An appointment in Seoul for the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Programme meant that Roy was also able to visit the seafarers centres in Seoul and Busan this week. KW Jang the Incheon ITF Inspector took Roy on a quick visit to Incheon Port and the small centre that the KFSU have in their offices in the Port [...]
May 23, 2012
A fit seafarer equals a safer ship
On the 3rd of May, 2012 seafarers from Russia, Philippines and a cadet from Germany, whose ship M/S Timor Stream is staying in the Gdynia Shipyard on the repair after the collision with another ship, were taken to the AoS centre in Kashuby for some rest.
May 11, 2012
Justice for seafarers?
Seafarers who have dealings with the criminal justice system are likely to have a very poor experience, according to new research from the ITF Seafarers Trust funded, Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI). A 12-month survey of 3,480 seafarers worldwide found that those facing criminal charges complained of unfair treatment, intimidation, and a lack of legal representation [...]
May 1, 2012
ONE MORE FEATHER IN THE CAP OF KANDLA SEAFARERS’ WELFARE ASSOCIATION
News from Kandla. After Seafarers Home at Kandla run by Kandla Seafarers Welfare Association was short listed as one of the 6 (Six) top seafarers centres in the World for “SEAFARER CENTRE OF THE YEAR AWARD 2011” by ICSW (International Center for Seafarers Welfare, London), it was time for the Seafaring Community in India to [...]
April 26, 2012
Trust launches logo and film for 30th Anniversary
A short 30 minute documentary made by David Browne of Parachute Pictures was released in time for the Trusts 30th anniversary last week. The film gives a good illustration of the way that the Trust is funding its partners in providing seafarers welfare around the world and highlighting the work in Barcelona, Hamburg, Odessa, Mumbai [...]
March 29, 2012
ITF Seafarers Trust announces latest grants.
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust, which has just celebrated its 30th anniversary with a major seminar in London on seafarers’ welfare and gala dinner, today announced its latest grants. The following donations, totalling £1,078,533 (USD1,711,685) have been agreed: World Maritime University: £168,000 (USD266,624) to support five students from developing countries to attend courses on maritime administration, [...]
March 27, 2012
Welfare Seminar a success.
Seafarers’ Welfare does Matter that was the resounding response from the seminar which was organised by the ITF Seafarers Trust to celebrate the 30th anniversary. Tom Holmer, Administrative Officer of the Trust welcomed around 80 delegates who met at the Church House Conference Centre in Westminster to look at the questions of – Why MLC2006 [...]
March 25, 2012